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Published on 03/09/2025 – 15:18 GMT+2 Protesters took to the streets across Israel for what they called a “day of disruption” on Wednesday, denouncing the call-up of tens of thousands of reservists for an offensive in Gaza City that critics fear could endanger the lives of the hostages still being held by Hamas. Demonstrators have accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet of failing to secure a ceasefire deal and intensifying an offensive in Gaza instead. “We have to take an extreme action so that someone will remember. There’s no such thing as a state abandoning its citizens,” Yael Kuperman, a…
Published on 27/08/2025 – 12:41 GMT+2 Consumer confidence in Germany continued to cool in August, with fresh data showing growing anxiety around job security and inflation. According to the latest GfK Consumer Climate survey, the forward-looking indicator is forecast to fall by 1.9 points to -23.6 in September, from a revised -21.7 the previous month. ‘Summer slump’ hits consumer sentiment “With the third consecutive decline, consumer sentiment is now definitely in the summer slump,” said Rolf Bürkl, Head of Consumer Climate at the NIM. He attributed the noticeable decline in income expectations to “growing concerns about job security.” The number…
Published on 08/06/2025 – 15:39 GMT+2 Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini conquered Roland Garros. The two Italian tennis players imposed themselves on the Serbian-Kazakhstan pair of Aleksandra Krunic and Anna Danilina at the end of a multi-faceted match: after an initial, 6-4 in favour of the Italians, the second set ended 2-6 in favour of the opponents. Decisive third set, dominated by the Italians In the third set, however, there was no mistaking who was in charge. The Italian Olympians hit two consecutive breaks and always held serve, taking a 5-0 lead. The match therefore ended with a score of…
By MELINA WALLING with AP Published on 10/08/2025 – 11:02 GMT+2 An iconic Argentinian glacier, long thought one of the few on Earth to be relatively stable, is now undergoing its “most substantial retreat in the past century,” according to new research. The Perito Moreno Glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field for decades has been wedged securely in a valley. But it’s started losing contact with the bedrock below, causing it to shed more ice as it inches backwards. It’s a change, illustrated in dramatic time-lapse photos since 2020, that highlights “the fragile balance of one of the most well-known glaciers worldwide,”…
A pair of American lawmakers have accused the Spanish government of putting US national security at risk by contracting the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei to handle sensitive data. Pedro Sánchez’s government has been facing backlash for weeks over the multimillion-euro deal, which would see Huawei manage and store sensitive data related to judicial wiretaps. US President Donald Trump’s administration has demanded that Sánchez cancel the agreement, threatening to cut off intelligence cooperation. The US considers Huawei an extension of the Chinese state and a potential instrument of espionage. The Spanish government has kept publicly quiet amid the criticism. Now, two…
For decades, Italian families up and down the boot have followed the same summer routine. They book their sun loungers and umbrellas at their regular beach destination for weeks, or even months, and decamp to the seaside for the holidays. This year, however, companies based on the beach are reporting a drastic drop in visitors, especially those who stay for extended periods. At the same time, Italy’s mountain ranges to the north are besieged by tourists. Political factions are blaming price hikes at the coast for the lack of holidaymakers, but heatwaves and a changing climate are also key drivers. …
Published on 28/08/2025 – 9:11 GMT+2 Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar has urged Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to cut all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel over the war in Gaza. The director of All About My Mother, The Skin I Live In and the Golden Lion-winning The Room Next Door called the conflict a “genocide” and prompted Sánchez to convince other European leaders to do the same in a video posted on Instagram by his production company El Deseo. “I ask our government to sever diplomatic, commercial and all types of relations with the State of Israel as a sign of…
The photos were taken without consent from social media accounts, public sources and OnlyFans accounts, then doctored to emphasize intimate body parts or portray the women in sexual poses. Posts elicited often sexist and sexually explicit comments from male users. One victim told the news website Fanpage the site demanded up to €1,000 a month from victims to take down the pictures. Florence prosecutors opened the investigation after several center-left politicians complained to the police department tackling cybercrime. Hundreds of women have now filed reports. Under prosecutors’ plans, the probe will become part of a massive investigation into revenge porn…
Published on 30/08/2025 – 14:38 GMT+2 The EU’s foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, stated that frozen assets will not be returned to Russia unless Moscow pays reparations to Ukraine. Kallas argued at the informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers in Copenhagen that the bloc needs to be prepared in case of an eventual ceasefire or a peace deal. “We can’t possibly imagine that, if there is ceasefire or a peace deal, that these assets are given back to Russia if they haven’t paid for the reparations,” the high representative said. The EU’s foreign ministers meet in Copenhagen for an informal…
The swollen Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers inundated vast areas, killing dozens of people and affecting more than 350,000, according to the Press Trust of India. Rail and road networks were disrupted, schools shut, and crops and livestock were affected. Local farmers said their paddy fields were ruined and homes damaged, warning losses could take years to recover. Rescue teams, backed by the army, evacuated residents and set up relief camps. Punjab received 70% excess rainfall in August, according to the authorities, while heavy rain also hit Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Indian-controlled Kashmir. At least 125 people were killed…